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US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency

The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with ...

Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine ...

No masks, no worries — for now; Aussies preparing for Tokyo

No masks. No worries. For now. Dani Stevens won a record 14th national title in the women's discus throw on Sunday to earn ...

China says US-Japan actions are stoking division

China hit back at the U.S.-Japan show of alliance during talks between President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide ...

Highlights: An interview with China's vice foreign minister

China's Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng spoke with The Associated Press on a range of issues from U.S.-China relations to ...

AP Interview: Beijing says US 'too negative' toward China

A top Chinese diplomat said Friday that U.S. policy toward China is “too negative" and that cooperation could be critically ...

Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown

A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to up to 18 ...

Biden talks partnership plans with Japan

President Joe Biden unveiled a series of commitments he has agreed to with the Prime Minister of Japan.

China to send 'positive message' on climate

A leading Chinese diplomat says his country, the world’s largest carbon emitter, plans to to send a “positive message” at a ...

China's growth surges to 18.3% but rebound leveling off

China’s economy grew by double digits in the latest quarter but an explosive rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is slowing ...

SKorean steelmaker to end partnership with Myanmar military

A South Korean steelmaker on Friday said it plans to end a joint venture with a military-controlled firm in Myanmar following ...

China ramps up vaccination drive with free eggs, other goods

China's success at controlling the coronavirus outbreak has resulted in a population that has seemed almost reluctant to get ...

Biden to host South Korea's president in late May

President Joe Biden will host South Korean President Moon Jae-in for meetings in the second half of May, the White House ...

Asian shares mixed as vaccine wait tempers Wall St optimism

Asian shares were mixed Friday as jubilance over positive U.S. economic data and a Wall Street record high were tempered by ...

Japan's Suga comes to US for China-focused talks with Biden

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrived in Washington on Thursday for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden meant to ...

Officials say Olympic cancellation, no fans still an option

Two officials in Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday said changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One suggested they ...

Chipmaker TSMC says profit up 16.7% as demand revives

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, said Thursday quarterly ...

Biden's gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?

At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and ...

COVID, China, Russia, top annual threat assessment

The director of national intelligence told Senate lawmakers that the coronavirus, China and Russia are among the top global ...

Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms

With a crisp white graphic look and roomy pockets, the uniforms to be worn by Team USA at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo ...